The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode entered the record books over the weekend with the largest number of women graduates from any top business school in India -more than 50% of the batch. The best all-round performer, as well as the second and third rank holders, were women.
"To have so many women in a class meant a lot of learning. This will be to my advantage as I join the corporate world - where gender sensitivity with performance is a key factor," said Harsh Yadav, a graduating student. Another, Ankita Pai, added; "Today when there are only few women in top positions, we believe tomorrow we all will rise to be the CEOs of various companies.
IIM Kozhikode, set up in 1996, has made a deliberate effort to attract more women students by focusing on an inclusive admission criteria, looking beyond what they call "engineer-friendly" CAT (Common Entrance Exam) entrance exams and including other variables. "When you look at elements beyond CAT, group discussions and interviews - like consistency of academic performance from SSC level, performance beyond academics or experience - that's where you start seeing diversity appear," said Dean for Academics Keyoor Purani.
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